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01-01 Cover_Layout 1 22/04/2019 18:18 Page 1 03-03 Contents_Chess mag - 21_6_10 21/04/2019 15:32 Page 3 Chess Contents Founding Editor: B.H. Wood, OBE. M.Sc † Executive Editor: Malcolm Pein Editorial....................................................................................................................4 Editors: Richard Palliser, Matt Read Malcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game Associate Editor: John Saunders Subscriptions Manager: Paul Harrington 60 Seconds with...Aditya Munshi ................................................................7 Twitter: @CHESS_Magazine The Nottingham teenager certainly enjoys his chess Twitter: @TelegraphChess - Malcolm Pein Website: www.chess.co.uk A Silver Lining........................................................................................................8 Russia won the World Team Championship and England also shone Subscription Rates: United Kingdom Forthcoming Events.........................................................................................20 1 year (12 issues) £49.95 Will you be playing chess over either Bank Holiday weekend? 2 year (24 issues) £89.95 3 year (36 issues) £125 The Old and the New .......................................................................................22 Europe Hikaru Nakamura and Jennifer Yu triumphed at the U.S. Championships 1 year (12 issues) £60 2 year (24 issues) £112.50 Manx Derailed.....................................................................................................24 3 year (36 issues) £165 Guildford were left in a clear lead after round 8 of the 4NCL USA & Canada 1 year (12 issues) $90 Endgame Masterclass......................................................................................30 2 year (24 issues) $170 Gawain Jones presents two instructive endings from Astana 3 year (36 issues) $250 Rest of World (Airmail) Studies with Stephenson...............................................................................33 1 year (12 issues) £72 David Hodge triumphed at the British Chess Solving Championship 2 year (24 issues) £130 3 year (36 issues) £180 Fifty Years Ago ..................................................................................................34 John Saunders looks back at the world’s best players in 1969 Distributed by: Post Scriptum (UK only), Find the Winning Moves.................................................................................36 Unit G, OYO Business Park, Hindmans Way, Can you do as well as the players at the 4NCL? Dagenham, RM9 6LN - Tel: 020 8526 7779 LMPI (North America) How Good is Your Chess?..............................................................................40 8155 Larrey Street, Montreal (Quebec), Daniel King presents an Adhiban win from the World Teams H1J 2L5, Canada - Tel: 514 355-5610 Views expressed in this publication are not Opening Trends..................................................................................................43 necessarily those of the Editors. Contributions to The Reti continues to hold sway at the top of the chart the magazine will be published at the Editors’ discretion and may be shortened if space is limited. Never Mind the Grandmasters...................................................................44 No parts of this publication may be reproduced Carl Portman has been frustrated by a run of draws without the prior express permission of the publishers. Blundering ............................................................................................................46 All rights reserved. © 2019 Matthew Lunn examines four instructive early blunders Chess Magazine (ISSN 0964-6221) is published by: Chess & Bridge Ltd, 44 Baker St, London, W1U 7RT Overseas News...................................................................................................48 Tel: 020 7288 1305 Fax: 020 7486 7015 Vladislav Artemiev triumphed once again in the European Individual Email: [email protected], Website: www.chess.co.uk FRONT COVER: Home News..........................................................................................................51 Cover Design: Matt Read Alan Merry and Aditya Munshi did well at the Nottingham Congress Cover image: David Llada Solutions ...............................................................................................................54 US & Canadian Readers – You can contact us via our American branch – Chess4Less based in West Palm This Month’s New Releases ..........................................................................55 Beach, FL. 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You can even order Subscriber Special Offers online Works from McFarland and on the Alekhine come under the microscope via www.chess4less.com Saunders on Chess............................................................................................58 Magnus Carlsen’s play of late has reminded John of Alekhine Printed in the UK by The Magazine Printing Photo credits: Baku Olympiad (p.28), Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis/Austin Company using only paper from FSC/PEFC Fuller (pp.23, 48), Maria Emelianova (pp.8, 10, 13), David Llada (pp.1, 11, 15-16, 19-20, suppliers www.magprint.co.uk 31, 41), Phil Makepeace (p.24), Sabrina Needham (p.33), Brendan O’Gorman (pp.27, 52), Lennart Ootes (pp.6, 25, 48), ShamkirChess.com (pp. 5, 58). www.chess.co.uk 3 51-53 homemay_Chess mag - 21_6_10 21/04/2019 14:40 Page 51 Home News BELFAST – March 23rd saw the Ulster Ash (Musselburgh) 4½/5, 3-5 Ewan Taylor, Neil LONDON – What to do when you come up Rapidplay Championships take place in their Fleming (both Wandering Dragons, Edinburgh), against powerhouse Wood Green in the modern home, the Falls Bowling Club. Martin Robinson (Edinburgh West) 4. London League? Battersea Chess Club had a Teenager Daniil Zelenchuk (Strand) proved Bishops: 1 Vagif Ramazanov (Bon Accord, Aber- novel solution on April 10th. Rather than field too strong, his 6/6 a point and a half more deen) 4½, 2-7 Jamie Hand (Edinburgh their normal line-up, they allowed 10 England than Danny Roberts (Civil Service) made. The University), Louise Adrian (France), David juniors to gain experience against titled Intermediate, Under-1400 section also saw a Teague (Harrogate), Steve Gibson opposition. Aditya Verma lost to Luke 100% score, achieved by Adrian Dornford- (Musselburgh), Andrew Whalley (Edinburgh) , McShane on top board and Shreyas Royal to Smith, with Ciaran Rowan and young Taufik Pranav Arcot (Aberdeen) 4. Stephen Gordon on board 3, but 11-year-old Kamal (all Strand) back on 4½/6. Knights: 1 Greig Gordon (Dunfermline) 5, 2 Luca Buanne drew with Richard Pert and 17- Gary Clarke (Gosforth) 4½, 3-6 Graham year-old Jacob Watson with John Emms, as BIRMINGHAM – Mark Hebden triumphed in Wilson (Corstorphine), David Cubitt Wood Green ran out 9-1 winners. the Birmingham Rapidplay at the Quinborne (Edinburgh), Iain Hope (Musselburgh), Latvian FM Dmitrijs Tokranovs triumphed at Community Centre on March 31st. William James (Edinburgh University) 4. the latest Golders Green Rapidplay on March 2nd. Open: 1 Mark Hebden (Leicester) 6/7, 2 Don’t forget that if you’re ever in Edinburgh Open: 1 Dmitrijs Tokranovs (Latvia) 5½/6, 2 Lawrence Cooper (Stafford) 5½, 3-6 Tomasz on a Thursday or Sunday afternoon to drop Davit Mirzoyan (King’s College) 5, 3 Charles Sygnowski, Henrik Stepanyan (both Sutton by the Fountain Cafe in the stunning setting Tippleston (Northampton) 4½. Coldfield), Shabir Okhai (Syston), Andrew of Princes Street Gardens beneath the castle, Major: 1-2 Jonathan Arnott (Sheffield), Neil Brett (Writtle) 4½. where from 2-5pm Chess in the Park takes Davies (Pimlico) 5, 3 Nicholas Mohnblatt Major: 1 Oleg Cukovs (Poulton-le-Fylde) 5½, place, often attracting 40 players of all ages. (France) 4½. 2-4 Shahab Quraishi (West Bromwich), Minor: 1 Georgi Aleksiev (Bulgaria) 6, 2 Paul Gheorghe Albu (Braunstone), Dustin Bowcott HULL – It was great to see the 2018 British Chantrell (Kings Head) 5, 3-4 Matthew Ball (Halesowen) 5. Chess Championships being shortlisted in the (St Albans), Salvatore Pepe (Hendon) 4½. Intermediate: 1 Joe Hirst (Newcastle- Remarkable Tourism Category at the Amateur: 1 Alexander Funk (Kings Head) 6, under-Lyme) 6½, 2 Gary White (Telford) 6, Remarkable East Yorkshire (REYTA) Awards. 2 Frankie Badacsonyi (Muswell Hill) 4½, 3-6 3-5 Steve Whatmore (Rugeley), Christopher Unfortunately that award went to the Allyn Blake (Golders Green), Faye Ainscow Evans (Mutual Circle, Birmingham), Tony Humber Street Sesh, although we were (Kings Head), David Dane (Letchworth), Shaw (Worcester) 5. pleased to see the Remarkable East Yorkshire Geoffrey Simms (Surbiton) 4. Minor: 1 Don Curry (Halesowen) 6, 2-4 Passion Award being presented to Graham Improver: 1 Michal Kajda (Newham) 5, Granville Hill (Latimer), Ansh Agrawal Chesters, a strong chessplayer and the chair 2-3 Aaron Dhillon (Kent), Andrew Jacobs (Harborne), Victor Brown (Walsall Kipping) 5½. of Hull’s Freedom Festival. (London) 4½. CHESTER – GM Stephen Gordon was held to a draw by both Paul Townsend and John Carleton, but still scooped the £250 first prize as Chester Chess Club celebrated turning 100 with the Chester Centenary Rapidplay on April 7th. Open: 1 Stephen Gordon (Wood Green) 5/6, 2-4 John Carleton (Chester), Henrik Stepanyan (Sutton Coldfield), Paul Townsend (York) 4½. Major: 1-2 Philip Zabrocki (Shrewsbury), Michael Connor (Great Lever) 5, 3-4 Robert Clegg (Huddersfield), Tim Jones (Bristol) 4½. Minor: 1 Robert Owens (Formby) 5½, 2-4 Andrew